As well as shots of the young couple wearing their headphones on the actual helicopter, Josh also shared a panorama of the River Thames, featuring sights such as the London Eye, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.

That was fun: Chloe and Josh looked loved up as they walked across the tarmac at the heliport

Kiss me quick: The young couple share a birthday kiss following their sky high outing

Chloe also shared some photos of the fun experience, writing: 'Posting a video taken inside the chopper, Chloe wrote: 'Surprised @joshcuthbert_uj with a helicopter ride for his bday tomorrow @thelondonheli.'

On Josh's birthday on Tuesday, Chloe followed up with a gushing tribute to her pop star beau, writing: 'Happy Birthday to my soulmate, best friend, love of my life and general babe @joshcuthbert_uj ! Love you forever. Hope you have an amazing week and love all your surprises.'

Meanwhile, the four-piece are currently working on their third album following the release of You Got It All last December.

I wanna hold your hand: Chloe and Josh have been dating for over a year

Surprise: The helicopter trip came the day before Josh's actual birthday on Tuesday

Ready for the next one? Josh has recently started work on Union J's third album

The album spurned their biggest hit single of the same name, which reached No.2 last November.

In a recent interview with Sugarscape, Josh's bandmate Jaymi Hensley said: 'We felt that because 'You Got It All' did so well and we got such a great reaction with that styles of music we wanted to write this album ourselves.

'We're not 16, dancing around on stage. We wanna stand there and sing good songs.'

Selfie-tastic: The couple give their best pout for the cameras

Back to reality: It's been nearly four years since Josh's band Union J were put together on The X Factor at boot camp

Nice view! Josh shared a photo of the River Thames, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye, among other sights